ECSO, SRSO are no strangers to 'COPS' hit TV show. Here's a few memorable episodes.
The hit TV show "COPS," which has been running for over three decades, is set to have a new episode Friday featuring the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.
"COPS" filming crews have filmed multiple stints in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, including two eight-week stints in 2015 and 2020.
Before you check out the ECSO deputies on Friday at 5 p.m. on FOX Nation, here are some memorable "COPS" moments from the ECSO and Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
'No warrants on the pig': Pig on the loose! Pensacola police capture runaway pig after hour-long chase near downtown
Checkout our deputies: New episode of 'Cops' TV show to spotlight Escambia County deputies.
SRSO Deputy Chad Floyd responds to "Corny Fight"
In a 2019 episode called "Corny Fight," SRSO Deputy Chad Floyd responded to a physical disturbance between two women, where a can of corn was the alleged weapon.
A woman with head bandages in the back of an ambulance told Floyd the fight was in self-defense, and the second woman hit her with a purchased can of corn.
ECSO Deputy Matt Housam spots a pedestrian with a "Mask of Fear"
In a 2019 episode called "Mask of Fear," ECSO deputy Matt Housam sees a pedestrian wearing a full face covering outside. He stops to ask if he's all right and the man freely offers the deputy his driver's license.
After running the man's information, Housam returns to arrest him on multiple outstanding warrants. That's when the man tries to escape.
Housam ends up tackling the man in the middle of the street to make the arrest.
ECSO Deputy Brandt Kessinger pulls over man with 150 grams of marijuana
In a 2015 episode, ECSO Deputy Brandt Kessinger conducts a traffic stop on a man who wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Immediately upon rolling the window down, Kessinger said he could smell the "pungent" odor of marijuana.
After admitting to selling drugs, the man was found with two Ziploc bags and one mason jar of marijuana and was promptly arrested.
SRSO Deputy Chad Floyd responds to a heroin "Toss Across"
Deputy Floyd returns to the streets again in a 2019 episode called "Toss Across" when he attempts to pull over a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign.
While trying to conduct a traffic stop, the car speeds off. During the chase, the vehicle and Floyd end up in a driveway. Floyd detains the male who was driving the car with a suspended license before speaking with the woman in the passenger seat.
On approach, Floyd sees a cigarette box that appears to have been thrown out of the car. Upon inspection, Floyd sees methamphetamine and heroin in the cigarette box. Both were arrested.
ECSO Deputy Jonathan Rogers arrests man with a "manpon"
In 2016, ECSO Deputy Jonathan Rogers pulls over a man who was driving away from a known narcotics trafficking area without a seatbelt.
After Rogers conducted a traffic stop, he could smell the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The deputy asks the man to step out of the car and conducts a pat-down, feeling something bulging near the man's groin area.
The man denied having narcotics in his pants.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: COPS TV show features Florida ECSO SRSO here's a few episodes
